1972 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team

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1972 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football
NCC co-champion
Camellia Bowl, W 38–21 vs. Cal Poly
Conference North Central Conference
Record10–1 (6–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973 →
1972 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
South Dakota + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
North Dakota State + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Mankato State 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
Northern Iowa 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
South Dakota State 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Morningside 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Augustana (SD) 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1972 North Dakota Fighting Sioux football team, also known as the Nodaks, was an American football team that represented the University of North Dakota in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In its fifth year under head coach Jerry Olson, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–1 against NCC opponents), tied for the NCC championship, defeated Cal Poly in the Camellia Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 423 to 161. [1] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Montana State *
W 42–287,500
September 169:00 p.m.vs. Montana *
W 42–146,000–7,000 [2] [3] [4]
September 23No. 9 South Dakota No. 2
W 33–310,000
September 30at Augustana (SD) No. 4
W 28–165,000
October 7at Morningside No. 4 Sioux City, IA W 69–01,000
October 14at South Dakota State No. 3
W 51–2111,000
October 21 North Dakota State No. 3
L 17–2214,000 [5]
October 28 Northern Iowa No. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 38–93,506–4,000 [6]
November 4 Mankato State No. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Grand Forks, ND
W 48–143,500
November 11at UNLV *No. 7
W 17–133,200–3,298
December 9vs. No. 3 Cal Poly *No. T–6
W 38–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 North Dakota Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of North Dakota. 2019. p. 176.
  2. ↑ "Rocky, Senior, home; EMC, Laurel away". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. September 16, 1972. p. 9. Retrieved June 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ Tanner, Jack (September 17, 1972). "Deutsch scores six in Sioux massacre". Billings Gazette . Billings, Montana. p. 6. Retrieved June 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Late Bison stampede beats North Dakota". Star Tribune. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 3, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 12, 2022.
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